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If you are depressed or have bad anxiety, why do you find yourself breathing harder?
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B/c It's Prep Time!: Anxiety & depression go 2gether. U feel anxious when ur brain senses danger, even when there's none. Fear & rage centers go into overdrive preparing ur body 2run or 2fight. Make u 2breathe fast because ur body needs much oxygen 4running/fighting. 2trigger a relaxation response in ur body, slow down ur breathing; think about soothing things important adult might have said 2u when u were little; etc.
Answered 8/28/2017
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